JohnP Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 This may sound like a really numpty question (especially if I ask it badly) but.... After all the activity of the grain harvest etc, are there a lot of lay-offs this time of year ? I realise the planting/growing season has been extended, and the biggest/specialist kit (often run by contractors) mean that farms are down to a minimum of staff. It just seems that this time of year you start seeing less and less things at work in the fields. Or is there more "background" work done over the winter ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 I'd guess it's down to a bit of spraying, fert and muck spreading now until Spring John...... unless you have livestock and then it's just business as usual. \ All the kit needs servicing etc and not forgetting all the jobs around the farm that needed doing in the summer and got left as Harvest was more important...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massey Boy Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 fensing hege trimming get ready for next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Where running down to a slower pace now. The cattle are gradually coming back to the farm for winter ,have about 70 out of 400 in on corn, when there all in it will be feeding and bedding for a sizable chunk of the day. Then we'll start getting umpteen amounts of muck and slurry to spread!! Hedge cutting is what were on at the moment and lot's of it, must be close to 400 miles, all on opencast sites. Machinery maintenance is another big one, with all the machinery being pushed to there limits with the harvest, things need some TLC again. Then were on too plouging ready for spring, have quite a bit of contract ploughing this year as more farmers are putting everything down to wheat : Spring calving is next depending on if the bulls got there act together and then were back round to the hustle and bustle again!! Obviously theres other jobs going on but they aren't as big as say silaging, hay making etc hence why you won't see much in the fields. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Sort of working 'daylight hours' now. The pressure is off now that everything is drilled, just spraying and fertiliser to finish on the crops, then it's stock and repairs, fencing, building maintenance etc.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archbarch Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 in my job the pressure is only off for a couple of weeks around this way beet will still be lifted until the factories close, carrotts and snips are harvested all year round then there are all the tates to grade on most farms its slow from now on unless you work for a contractor or large veg grower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnP Posted October 21, 2007 Author Share Posted October 21, 2007 Thanks guys I suppose most of all the big specialist kit is put away now. But there were a Fendt726 and JD6800 with Marshall trailers whizzing back and forth past Fountains Abbey today with silage ! Is there a regulation proportion of land you have to leave over winter before ploughing & drilling or is that up to the individual farm ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allis8550 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Speaking as a livestock farmer, I always thought most cereal farmers lock up and go to the Carribean for the winter, after finishing planting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massey man Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 maize bein cut round here,few boys at slurry,hedge cutting,digger work etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerstarâ„¢ Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 maize bein cut round here,few boys at slurry,hedge cutting,digger work etc Same here, although quite alot more maize to come in, we're later on Exmoor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Working on a livestock operation myself things won't really run down at all......We've ploughed one field to go into Winter Wheat all the rest will be spread with dung over the Winter (as and when we hire a spreader) and then ploughed in Spring for barley etc however one or two of the largest fields will be rented for beans or tatties as part of the crop rotation...... The cows are all beginning to come home to the front field before being put into the sheds for the Winter and we've numerous projects planned for the Winter including building a new shed, finishing off the cattle races started before harvest and the odd fence fixing job to do on top of getting the wrapper service and me having a good look at the 3095 to get her ready for ploughing...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Change in system then Mart - thought ye usually ploughed with the 6475 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Change in system then Mart - thought ye usually ploughed with the 6475 A wee bit of a change aye Colm but the 6475 will still be ploughing as well......If all goes well we'll have both of them ploughing......The 64 with the 4 furrow and the 3095 with the 3 furrow...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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